fight for Hill 875 information
for 4/503 ABN
1/12 INF
battle of Dak To

For date 671123


4/503 ABN was a US Army unit
1/12 INF was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation MACARTHUR
South Vietnam
Description: The 4/503d ABN, 173d ABN was reinforced with two companies from the 1/12th Inf, 4th Inf Div. The combined force launched the final attack in the morning against only light resistance. By 1155 they reached the abandoned summit and the Battle of Hill 875 was over.

The source for this information was Rise & Fall P:166
Rise & Fall = The Rise and Fall of an American Army: U.S. Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1963 - 1973 by Shelby Stanton.


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Date posted on this site: 05/13/2023